James Wolcott’s take on pop culture is clear cut and acerbic on a routine basis. Some critics, myself included, too often hem and haw as to our views on certain matters. Not Wolcott. Consider the following excerpt from the December 2009 Vanity Fair:
There was a time when idealistic folksingers such as myself believed that Reality [...]
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Rank Title Weekend Gross
1. TWILIGHT: NEW MOON $42,500,000 $230,674,000
2. BLIND SIDE $40,125,000 $100,250,000
3. 2012 $18,000,000 $65,237,614
4. OLD DOGS $16,846,000 $24,085,000
5. A CHRISTMAS CAROL $16,003,000 $105,373,000
6. NINJA ASSASSIN $13,135,000 $21,010,000
7. PLANET 51 $10,200,000 $28,487,000
8. PRECIOUS $7,090,000 $32,461,000
9. THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX $7,020,000 $10,108,000
10. THE MEN WHO [...]
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I should have mentioned this earlier in the week, but due to the U.S. holiday, I opted not to run a new interview this week. Hopefully, you have enjoyed the slightly increased posting level this week, however.
I love a good interview, and Dick Cavett is a damn good interviewer. So is Charlie Rose. So a [...]
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Several weeks ago, a grade school classmate of mine (who I reconnected with through Facebook) asked me what I thought of USA Network’s new show, White Collar. The show’s Friday night slot at 10 PM makes it a show I often miss, due to busy Friday nights in the O’Shea mansion. But I like the [...]
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Atlanta has a rich media history, and Don McClellan has been part of it for 50 years with WSB-TV. While McClellan’s blog is clearly focused on WSB history, McClellan is also an avid runner (I remember when WSB would allow him to document a test run of the Peachtree every year, the day before the [...]
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